A SOLICITORS is helping a much-loved charity to thrive.

JBGass has been supporting Wilmslow Animal Sanctuary for seven years.

The conveyancing specialist has been making a donation from fees drawn up during Will Week, when solicitors offer to write wills free of charge in return for a donation.

Solicitors are running the same service during the next Will Week, from Monday, October 17.

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The business, which helps people to move house, also stepped in when they heard that one of the resident pigs needed a new home.

The company, on Adlington Road, donated £520 to provide a new arc for Bella, a 100 kilo pig.

The sanctuary was founded more than 50 years ago and is run by the Humane Education Society, a charitable organisation working for a more compassionate society through education and practical work with children and animals.

Volunteers rescue and re-home unwanted, abandoned, stray and ill-treated animals in a former turkey farm on Newgate.

Knutsford Guardian: Rick Barrow, centre, from JBGass donated £887 to, from left, site manager Sarah Diggle and trustee Colin BartonRick Barrow, centre, from JBGass donated £887 to, from left, site manager Sarah Diggle and trustee Colin Barton (Image: Wilmslow Animal Sanctuary)

Trustee Colin Barton said: “The partnership we have with JBGass is so special and we are so fortunate to have the support of such a charitable organisation.

“The difference the Will Week donations make to the quality of the day-to-day care of our animals is huge.”

The solicitor also offers the charity legal advice and sponsors their annual fundraising calendar.

Rick Barrow, marketing director at JBGass, Rick Barrow said: “As a team, we love knowing that our work can make a difference that extends beyond our day-to-day work and Will Week is a fantastic opportunity for this.

“The whole team have really adopted the animal sanctuary as a charity, as well as several of their animals.”

Anyone wishing to have a will drawn up for free by JBGass during Will Week can visit www.jbgass.com or call 01625 523988.

For more information on Wilmslow Animal Sanctuary, visit www.heswilmslow.co.uk.